I Bought The Cheapest Bowie Knife: Is It Worth It?

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In this video, I bought the cheapest Bowie knife off Amazon for only $13.99, and I'm testing whether it's worth it. I'll be evaluating three aspects: build construction 🔨, sharpness 🔪, and its ability to survive various tests 🧪. Initially, I check the knife's sharpness, noting that it's not extremely sharp right out of the box. I also discovered that the guard is loose. I attempted to sharpen it with a $1,300 sharpener and achieved some improvement.

I proceed to test its cutting abilities on paper 📜 and then move on to more challenging tasks like cutting a tomato 🍅 and opening a soda 🥤. Next, I try chopping a 2x4 🪚 to see if the edge holds up, and it doesn't hold sharpness very well.

Afterward, the knife goes through a dishwasher cycle 🍽️ to test its durability, successfully surviving. Lastly, I do a brutal test where I try to bend the blade, and the tang breaks off, revealing that it's quite tough but doesn't hold an edge effectively.

I also dismantled the knife to examine the handle's construction, showing that it's quite resilient. Despite some drawbacks, I find the knife to be worth its $14 price tag, especially when I was a kid, this knife would be very fun for me! 🌟🔪

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Видео I Bought The Cheapest Bowie Knife: Is It Worth It? канала Kyle Royer